Approaching Onederland

I know I'm not suppose to do the scale hopping thing between weigh-in days, but I just can't seem to help myself.  I've been having problems with retained water and bloating this past week, thanks to TOM, so I feel like a ton of bricks. I am, however, excited to note that a couple of times I've actually seen readings below 200!  Weigh-in Day is Wednesday for me. So, with any kind of luck, I'm hoping to be entering "Onederland" officially this week. We'll see.

I'm both excited but disgusted. You know?  Excited to be headed in the right direction and to get below that 200 mark ... but disgusted that I could possibly ever have gotten to be this ridiculously overweight. I seriously had NO IDEA that I was over 200 lbs until just before I started JC. I just didn't weigh myself. Truthfully, I thought I was about 180. Turns out I was 30 lbs heavier!  How could I be off by 30 pounds? 

Sadly, losing 10 lbs has made NO difference in how I look in the mirror. No one has noticed that I've lost an ounce yet. When you get to be this far over your ideal weight, you just look HUGE. I suspect I will have to lose about 40 lbs before anyone will notice. How depressing is that? 

I'm doing it though!  I will get this weight off. It's just going to be a LONG long process. I'm NOT a patient person. I want everything YESTERDAY but I am a loyal and reliable person ... which will help facilitate things in order for me to reach my goal.

I sure wish a Fairy Godmother would pop out and make me thin and healthy in an instant though ... it would be SO much more convenient. I hate being frustrated. My body and my health keep me frustrated a lot. There always seems to be some issue going on. Hopefully, when the weight comes off, this will improve!

No rules...

...on "scale-hopping"!  We can just make those rules up as we go along...especially as we are about to cross into a new "decade", or in your case, a new CENTURY!  How great that will be!  I'm so envious!

Try not to dwell on what your weight was, but that fact that you're getting ready to put that behind you!  And even though it may not be right at 10 lbs.on the mark, it won't be long before you can feel and see, and others can see the difference...I think my coworkers finally noticed the difference several pounds before I did!

I can't tell you how invaluable your advice about the "moleskin" has been for me, especially as I've been upping my distance over the last two weeks. It painlessly has protected a couple of tender spots on my feet/toes, and I stocked up this weekend with several more packages so I won't be caught empty-handed when I need it again!

Good luck!

Good luck tomorrow with your WI.  I agree with Bridget.  Don't dwell on what you did weigh.  And don't worry that you're not seeing changes yet.  It will happen.  And it's kind of weird how it seems to happen overnight!